What is the minimum pay for Uber Eats and DoorDash in Australia?

From 17 August to 31 December 2026 it is $31.30 per engaged hour on foot, bicycle, e-bike or e-scooter, $31.50 on a petrol motorbike or scooter, and $32.00 in a car or van. It is checked over each earnings period of up to 21 days, and the app must top you up if you were paid less.

Do tips count toward the minimum pay?

No. DoorDash says tips do not count toward the earnings floor. Leave tips out when you check your pay.

Does waiting time between orders count?

No. Engaged time runs from when you accept an order until you complete it. Time online waiting for the next offer is not counted.

Do Uber Eats drivers need to register for GST?

If you only deliver food or goods, you only need to register once your GST turnover reaches $75,000 a year. If you also drive passengers, you must register from your first fare.

Minimum pay guide for delivery drivers

The tools

Real pay per hour

You tell it your time online, what you earned and how far you drove. It shows what you really made per hour after waiting and fuel. Add your time on orders and it also checks the new minimum pay.

Work out my real pay

Tax to put aside

You tell it a usual week of pay and kilometres. It shows roughly how much to save each week for your tax return, after car costs.

Open tax

My shifts

A simple diary of your shifts. It adds up the last 21 days and the financial year, and makes a file you can give your accountant.

Open my shifts

The minimum pay rules

Since 17 August 2026, a Fair Work Commission order sets a minimum for food and grocery delivery through apps like Uber Eats and DoorDash.

Only time on orders counts
The clock starts when you accept an order and stops when you finish it. Waiting for the next offer, breaks, and cancelled or abandoned jobs don't count.
Your minimum is worked out
Hours on orders times the rate for your vehicle. The app checks this over each pay period, which can be up to 21 days. DoorDash checks weekly.
The app tops up any gap
If the app paid you less than that, it pays the difference in the next period, or within 7 days after it.

Minimum pay for each hour on orders
How you deliver	17 Aug to 31 Dec 2026	From 1 Jan 2027*
Walking, bicycle, e-bike or e-scooter	$31.30	$31.80
Petrol motorbike or scooter	$31.50	$32.00
Car or van	$32.00	$32.50

*The 2027 rates come from the version Uber Eats, DoorDash and the Transport Workers' Union agreed and filed. Check the Fair Work Ombudsman before relying on them. Last checked 24 October 2026.

Where to find your numbers

You need two numbers for one pay week: your time on orders, and what the app paid you, not counting tips.

DoorDash

Open the Dasher app and go to Earnings.
Pick the week you want to check.
The weekly total and breakdown are at the top. DoorDash calls time on orders active time.
If DoorDash topped you up, you'll see a DoorDash pay adjustment line.

Uber Eats

Open the Uber Driver app and go to Earnings, or sign in at drivers.uber.com.
Pick the week and open the weekly statement.
Use the total for trips and promotions. Leave out tips.
Uber calls time on orders engaged time. If you can't find it, ask Uber support for your engaged time for that period. Apps must keep a record of it.

App screens change often. If these steps are out of date, tell us and we'll fix them.

Questions

Why leave out tips?

Tips come from customers, not the app, and they don't count toward the minimum. DoorDash says this in its guide to the rules.

Do bonuses and promotions count?

Things like peak pay, quests and extra pay per delivery are paid by the app, so we include them. The rules don't spell this out clearly. If your result is close to the line, try it again without bonuses to see the stricter answer.

Why is my real hourly rate so much lower?

The minimum only covers time on orders. Waiting between orders isn't paid, and the rate is meant to cover your fuel and car costs too. The real pay calculator on the home page shows yours.

Do I need to register for GST?

If you only deliver food or goods, you only need to register once you earn $75,000 or more in a year. If you also drive passengers for Uber, DiDi or similar, you must register from your first fare, and that covers your delivery income too.

Cents per km or logbook?

Cents per km lets you claim 91 cents for each work kilometre in 2026-27, up to 5,000 km, with no receipts for car costs. If you drive more than that for work, a logbook kept for 12 weeks usually gives a bigger claim. Ask a registered tax agent which suits you.

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About Payfloor

Payfloor is made by a delivery driver in Brisbane who works in IT. The new minimum pay only helps if you can check it, and the numbers are spread across different screens in each app. So I made a simple tool to do it.

It's free, it keeps your numbers on your device, and it shows where every rule comes from. Got an idea or found a mistake? Send a suggestion.